DC2 vs. RX8
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Yes of course. It will never live with an M3 though, ever. Even with equal power/weight I don't think it could stay with an M3 for long.
Oh and earlier on in the thread people were on about weight distribution as if it was something to do with balance?
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[TW]Fox;17254251 said:
I can tell that, im not saying you haven't said that. I am explaining to you where your misrepresentation was in this thread. You said I said it was as fast, I didn't.
I think the RX8 is punching well above its weight, on paper it as you have shown it shouldn't be able to keep up, yet thanks to its excellent yet elusive sportiness it manages to on the Top Gear test track. I believe it does have a LSD.
Fox, you call it a stupid term, yet I don't think you have ever owned a car that is genuinely sporty have you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRiPSlx8PxA - says it all really.
You spoke like 10k was standard
Proper lol
[TW]Fox;17253025 said:
But you are just special and quite weird
For me driving is great most of the time, different people and different needs. DC2 is nice and practical, can seat 4 and has a fair sized boot. Can quite happily sit on the motorway as well just ambling along.
The rx8 is just another generic sporty hyundai type looking car with funky doors.
Whilst I am not going to sing from the rooftops about the RX8 I think thats pretty wide of the mark.
[TW]Fox;17254704 said:
Just like I see your whale width remark about the Dc2 looking like a generic 90s coupe
I find the rx8 just completely uninspiring. The DC2 doesn't try to do everything, it takes what it does well and throws bucketfuls at you giving such satisfaction.
Driven plenty of cars and nothing has put a smile on my face like my little old teg
Multiple-second differences around a track are an age.
Smaller gaps seperate an entire Formula 1 grid..
HI there
Are people really trying to suggest an RX8 is in the same league as an M3? If so are they smoking crack?
Sorry one of my mates had an E46 M3 for a year, he then got an RX8 and he hugely regretted it. The RX8 cost him more to run, due to fuel bills and his own words were it felt slow in comparison. Now at the time I had the CSL but out on a country run across a few miles road I could get to our destination, go order myself a drink, drink it and then return to my car to see him just pulling up in the car park.
Sorry but drivers being equal an RX8 will not be keeping up with an M3 on any kind of road. The difference in performance is huge.
I went in his RX8 and yes its a well balanced car, plenty of grip, drives well, but in my oppinion its slow and will most definetely not keep with an M3.
However I won't deny that for 5k an RX8 is a good buy, but they are cheap for a reason and thats because they cost a lot to run and to many who have owned them have been a huge dissapointment.
Are people really trying to suggest an RX8 is in the same league as an M3? If so are they smoking crack?
Sorry one of my mates had an E46 M3 for a year, he then got an RX8 and he hugely regretted it. The RX8 cost him more to run, due to fuel bills and his own words were it felt slow in comparison. Now at the time I had the CSL but out on a country run across a few miles road I could get to our destination, go order myself a drink, drink it and then return to my car to see him just pulling up in the car park.
Sorry but drivers being equal an RX8 will not be keeping up with an M3 on any kind of road. The difference in performance is huge.
I went in his RX8 and yes its a well balanced car, plenty of grip, drives well, but in my oppinion its slow and will most definetely not keep with an M3.
However I won't deny that for 5k an RX8 is a good buy, but they are cheap for a reason and thats because they cost a lot to run and to many who have owned them have been a huge dissapointment.
I say why have back seats when they are pointless, could you get a full grown adult in the back of an RX8? If not....get rid of that weight!
I understand the practicality desires of an RX8 but for a car which costs so much to run and maintain it seems kind of hypocritical!
I would have a DC2 or 5 over it simply because I believe it is more purpose built to a specific market without huge glaring 'Gotchas'.
I understand the practicality desires of an RX8 but for a car which costs so much to run and maintain it seems kind of hypocritical!
I would have a DC2 or 5 over it simply because I believe it is more purpose built to a specific market without huge glaring 'Gotchas'.
I'm not saying an RX8 is in the same league as an M3, but I believe it really does snap at its heels on handling stakes (real handling - not just what it feels like). If you can see past the beautifully linear power delivery making it feel particularly slow, it really is beautifully balanced to drive on decent suspension (the one I tested was on PZ suspension).
I'd love to have seen how much closer those times would be with the PZ suspension. I've not driven one without it, but I'm told that it transforms the car - hence it fetching over £1k.
I kept up with my friends E46 M3 in my mapped ST.
I'd love to have seen how much closer those times would be with the PZ suspension. I've not driven one without it, but I'm told that it transforms the car - hence it fetching over £1k.
Gibbo said:
I kept up with my friends E46 M3 in my mapped ST.
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